Backpacking Manali to Leh 8 Days in Traveller

Inclusions

• Travel arrangements (Manali to Leh and around), as per itinerary, in a Tempo Traveler or similar vehicle.
• Accommodation for 7 nights in hotels, homestay or camps on a triple-sharing basis
• Breakfast (Day 2 to Day 8)
• Dinner (Day 1 to Day 7)
• Experienced tour guide
• All government permits and charges
• General First aid kit
• Oxygen Cylinder

Exclusions

• Any meals not included in the meal package
• Entry fees, video/photography charges at sightseeing locations
• Anything that is not mentioned in inclusions
• GST 5% Applicable Extra
• Lunch during the trip
• Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.
• Tips to help, cook, guide, or any staff.
• Travel Insurance.
• Any other costing involved due to any kind of natural calamity forced  Circumstances which are out of our control.
• Ladakh autonomous hill development council (LAHDC) Leh environment fees & Red Cross.
• Any extra vehicle rental if any

Day 1: Arrival In Manali

When you reach Manali, first check-in at the hotel. After freshening up in the hotel, you have the full day to explore the area on your own. After exploring, return to the hotel in the evening for a quick tour briefing.

Day 02: Manali - Jispa

Get up the next morning and have breakfast. Go to Jispa after breakfast through the Atal Tunnel and the Solang Valley. This is the start of our adventurous and breathtaking trek across the mountains towards the Himalayan foothills. Now, spend the night in camp under a blanket of stars.

Day 03: JISPA - LEH

After staying in Jispa for the night. Early in the morning, get up and drive to Leh. It makes you feel as if you're on the Tibetan Plateau. On the way up from Sarchu, one climbs a sequence of Galta loops with 22 hairpin curves and emerges in Pang valley. Now, Continue driving up to another plateau for a long trip on the famed Moore plains on the other side of the Pang, Tsangpo River.

At 4200 meters, it is the highest peak on the Tibetan Plateau. Now, Continue driving to Tanglang La (5280 meters), the world's third-highest motorable pass with spectacular views of the Zanskar range. Gya, a Ladakhi village marked by prayer flags, is reached after a delightful 20-kilometer trip. After passing through a few more towns, one arrives at the Indus River. Continue to Leh town, where you will spend the night in a hotel.

Day 04: Leh Local

After arriving in Leh and spending the night there, get up early and eat breakfast. After breakfast, travel east of Ladakh on the Srinagar-Leh Highway (NH1) to the Hall of Fame, which was created in honor of Indian troops who died in battle. On the way back, stop at Sangam (the confluence of two rivers, the Indus and the Zanskar), then stop at Magnetic Peak (the hill that defies gravity) and then see the 12th-century Gurudwara Patthar Sahib. You will have free time in the evening to visit the local market. Now go to a hotel in Leh for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 05: Leh - Nubra

Begin your journey to Nubra Valley after breakfast. The valley lies 140 kilometers from Leh, through Khardung La, the world's highest motorable road (18,380 ft). By mid-afternoon, you'll have arrived at Nubra Valley. Check into the hotel/camp that you have booked in advance.

Later that afternoon, get out of your room for a ride on double-humped (Bactrian) camels across Hunder village's beautiful dunes. It's time to let your eyes be dazzled by the valley's stunning beauty. Return to the hotel/camp thereafter for a delightful meal. In Nubra Valley, spend the night in a hotel/camp.

Day 06: Nubra –Turtuk – Nubra

Prepare to go to areas you've never been to before. You will ride your bikes towards Turtuk after breakfast. Turtuk was under Pakistani hands until 1971 when India took control of this strategically important region. We'll pass through a gorgeous valley on our way there. Shayok Valley is a portion of it. The last settlement before the Line of Control in Turtuk. We'll return to Nubra after exploring Turtuk. Later, we biked across Nubra's dunes to Hunder. Enjoy a camel safari into the dunes on a double-hump Bactrian camel. Now Nubra is where you will spend the night (Breakfast & Dinner included).

Day 07: Nubra - Pangong - Leh

After breakfast at Nubra, take the Shyok road to Pangong. You'll arrive in Pangong in the afternoon and take some wonderful photos at the stunning Pangong Lake, Leh's color-changing lake. Now, Return to Leh via ChangLa after spending some time at the lake. In the evening, arrive in Leh. Now it's time for dinner and a night's rest at the hotel.

Day 08: Departure

Check out of the hotel and take the Volvo to Delhi after breakfast. By the next morning, you'll be in Delhi, with a lifetime's worth of incredible memories!